SPINAL CORD TRAUMA PATIENTS TREATED IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN PALMAS, BRAZIL

Objective:Traumatic spinal cord injury is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, mainly related to automobile accidents. It was decided to establish a clinical-epidemiological profile of spinal cord injury (SCI) in Palmas, Brazil.Method:Prospective study at the Public General Hospital of...

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Main Authors: Danilo Lopes Castro, Gustavo Fernandes Leobas, Maíse Santana Tolentino Marciano Araujo, Itágores Hoffman Lopes Sousa Coutinho, Márcio Antônio de Sousa Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2015-09-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512015000300214&lng=en&tlng=en